EP1603732A4 - System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate - Google Patents

System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate

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Publication number
EP1603732A4
EP1603732A4 EP04708620A EP04708620A EP1603732A4 EP 1603732 A4 EP1603732 A4 EP 1603732A4 EP 04708620 A EP04708620 A EP 04708620A EP 04708620 A EP04708620 A EP 04708620A EP 1603732 A4 EP1603732 A4 EP 1603732A4
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Prior art keywords
bending
substantially rigid
rigid substrate
substrate
rigid
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EP04708620A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1603732B1 (en
EP1603732A1 (en
Inventor
David Fiedler
David W Currier
Horace M Long
James V Lowery
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Continental Automotive Systems Inc
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Motorola Inc
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Publication of EP1603732A4 publication Critical patent/EP1603732A4/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C53/00—Shaping by bending, folding, twisting, straightening or flattening; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C53/02—Bending or folding
    • B29C53/04—Bending or folding of plates or sheets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/0011—Working of insulating substrates or insulating layers
    • H05K3/0014—Shaping of the substrate, e.g. by moulding
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/02—Details
    • H05K1/03—Use of materials for the substrate
    • H05K1/0313—Organic insulating material
    • H05K1/0353—Organic insulating material consisting of two or more materials, e.g. two or more polymers, polymer + filler, + reinforcement
    • H05K1/0366—Organic insulating material consisting of two or more materials, e.g. two or more polymers, polymer + filler, + reinforcement reinforced, e.g. by fibres, fabrics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K1/00—Printed circuits
    • H05K1/18—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components
    • H05K1/189—Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to printed circuits covered by H05K1/00
    • H05K2201/20—Details of printed circuits not provided for in H05K2201/01 - H05K2201/10
    • H05K2201/2009—Reinforced areas, e.g. for a specific part of a flexible printed circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00
    • H05K2203/01—Tools for processing; Objects used during processing
    • H05K2203/0195—Tool for a process not provided for in H05K3/00, e.g. tool for handling objects using suction, for deforming objects, for applying local pressure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00
    • H05K2203/11—Treatments characterised by their effect, e.g. heating, cooling, roughening
    • H05K2203/1105—Heating or thermal processing not related to soldering, firing, curing or laminating, e.g. for shaping the substrate or during finish plating
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K2203/00—Indexing scheme relating to apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits covered by H05K3/00
    • H05K2203/30—Details of processes not otherwise provided for in H05K2203/01 - H05K2203/17
    • H05K2203/302—Bending a rigid substrate; Breaking rigid substrates by bending
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05K—PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
    • H05K3/00—Apparatus or processes for manufacturing printed circuits
    • H05K3/0058—Laminating printed circuit boards onto other substrates, e.g. metallic substrates
    • H05K3/0061—Laminating printed circuit boards onto other substrates, e.g. metallic substrates onto a metallic substrate, e.g. a heat sink
EP04708620A 2003-03-14 2004-02-05 System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate Expired - Lifetime EP1603732B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/389,105 US6908583B2 (en) 2003-03-14 2003-03-14 System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate
US389105 2003-03-14
PCT/US2004/003403 WO2004082923A1 (en) 2003-03-14 2004-02-05 System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate

Publications (3)

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EP1603732A1 EP1603732A1 (en) 2005-12-14
EP1603732A4 true EP1603732A4 (en) 2010-08-11
EP1603732B1 EP1603732B1 (en) 2012-10-17

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EP04708620A Expired - Lifetime EP1603732B1 (en) 2003-03-14 2004-02-05 System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US6908583B2 (en)
EP (1) EP1603732B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2006520276A (en)
CN (1) CN100349723C (en)
HK (1) HK1085428A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2004082923A1 (en)

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JP2006520276A (en) 2006-09-07
CN100349723C (en) 2007-11-21
CN1759001A (en) 2006-04-12
WO2004082923A1 (en) 2004-09-30
US6908583B2 (en) 2005-06-21
EP1603732A1 (en) 2005-12-14
HK1085428A1 (en) 2006-08-25
US20040178539A1 (en) 2004-09-16

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